diff --git a/controllers/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile_controller.rb b/controllers/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile_controller.rb
index 4e62d33..52468bc 100644
--- a/controllers/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile_controller.rb
+++ b/controllers/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile_controller.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MpogSoftwarePluginMyprofileController < MyProfileController
     @list_libraries = LibraryHelper.list_libraries(params[:library])
     @list_languages = SoftwareLanguageHelper.list_language(params[:language])
     @list_databases = DatabaseHelper.list_database(params[:database])
-    @controlled_vocabulary = ControlledVocabulary::new params[:controlled_vocabulary]
+    @software_categories = SoftwareCategories::new params[:software_categories]
     @list_operating_systems = OperatingSystemHelper.list_operating_system(params[:operating_system])
     @license_info = if params[:license_info].nil?
       LicenseInfo::new
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class MpogSoftwarePluginMyprofileController < MyProfileController
     valid_operating_system = OperatingSystemHelper.valid_list_operating_system?(@list_operating_systems)
 
     if valid_software_info && valid_community && valid_libraries && valid_license && valid_language && valid_database && valid_operating_system
-      @community = Community.create_after_moderation(user, {:environment => environment}.merge(params[:community]), @software_info, @license_info, @controlled_vocabulary)
+
+      @community = Community.create_after_moderation(user, {:environment => environment}.merge(params[:community]), @software_info, @license_info, @software_categories)
 
       unless params[:q].nil?
         admins = params[:q].split(/,/).map{|n| environment.people.find n.to_i}
diff --git a/db/migrate/20140909185547_rename_controlled_vocabulary_to_software_categories.rb b/db/migrate/20140909185547_rename_controlled_vocabulary_to_software_categories.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d9a7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20140909185547_rename_controlled_vocabulary_to_software_categories.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class RenameControlledVocabularyToSoftwareCategories < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    rename_table :controlled_vocabulary, :software_categories
+  end
+
+  def down
+    rename_table :software_categories, :controlled_vocabulary
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb b/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 57f012c..0000000
--- a/lib/controlled_vocabulary_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-module ControlledVocabularyHelper
-
-  def self.get_categories_as_options
-    categories = ["<option value = #{""} >Any</option>".html_safe]
-    value = 1
-
-    ControlledVocabulary.attribute_names.each do |attribute|
-      if attribute.to_s != "id" && attribute.to_s != "software_info_id" then
-        categories << "<option value = #{attribute} >#{attribute.titleize}</option>".html_safe
-        value+=1
-      end
-    end
-    categories
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/ext/community.rb b/lib/ext/community.rb
index acbdd6e..c24f659 100644
--- a/lib/ext/community.rb
+++ b/lib/ext/community.rb
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ class Community
   has_one :software_info, :dependent=>:delete
   has_one :institution, :dependent=>:delete
 
-  def self.create_after_moderation(requestor, attributes = {}, software_info = nil, license_info = nil, controlled_vocabulary = nil)
+  def self.create_after_moderation(requestor, attributes = {}, software_info = nil, license_info = nil, software_categories = nil)
     community = Community.new(attributes)
 
     if not software_info.nil?
-      if not license_info.nil?
-        software_info.license_info = license_info
-      end
+        if not license_info.nil?
+          software_info.license_info = license_info
+        end
 
-      if not controlled_vocabulary.nil?
-        software_info.controlled_vocabulary = controlled_vocabulary
-      end
+        if not software_categories.nil?
+          software_info.software_categories = software_categories
+        end
       software_info.save
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/ext/controlled_vocabulary.rb b/lib/ext/controlled_vocabulary.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3afc6f8..0000000
--- a/lib/ext/controlled_vocabulary.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-class ControlledVocabulary < ActiveRecord::Base
-  self.table_name = "controlled_vocabulary"
-
-  attr_accessible :administration , :agriculture ,  :business_and_services , :communication ,
-                  :culture , :national_defense , :economy_and_finances , :education ,
-                  :energy , :sports , :habitation , :industry , :environment ,
-                  :research_and_development , :social_security , :social_protection ,
-                  :international_relations , :sanitation , :health ,
-                  :security_public_order , :work , :transportation , :urbanism
-
-  belongs_to :software_info
-end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/mpog_software_plugin.rb b/lib/mpog_software_plugin.rb
index bad9496..8a8a798 100644
--- a/lib/mpog_software_plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/mpog_software_plugin.rb
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class MpogSoftwarePlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
         institution_transaction
       end
 
-      if context.params.has_key?(:controlled_vocabulary)
-        controlled_vocabulary_transaction
+      if context.params.has_key?(:software_categories)
+        software_categories_transaction
       end
     elsif context.profile.respond_to?(:user)
       if context.params.has_key?(:user)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class MpogSoftwarePlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
         softwares = SoftwareInfo.search(params[:name], params[:database_description][:id],
           params[:programming_language][:id], params[:operating_system][:id],
           params[:license_info][:id], params[:e_ping], params[:e_mag], params[:internacionalizable],
-          params[:icp_brasil], params[:e_arq], params[:controlled_vocabulary])
+          params[:icp_brasil], params[:e_arq], params[:software_categories])
         communities = []
 
         softwares.each do |s|
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ class MpogSoftwarePlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
     end
   end
 
-  def controlled_vocabulary_transaction
+  def software_categories_transaction
     ControlledVocabulary.transaction do
-      context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.update_attributes!(context.params[:controlled_vocabulary])
+      context.profile.software_info.software_categories.update_attributes!(context.params[:software_categories])
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/software_categories.rb b/lib/software_categories.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ced887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/software_categories.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class SoftwareCategories < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessible :administration , :agriculture ,  :business_and_services , :communication ,
+                  :culture , :national_defense , :economy_and_finances , :education ,
+                  :energy , :sports , :habitation , :industry , :environment ,
+                  :research_and_development , :social_security , :social_protection ,
+                  :international_relations , :sanitation , :health ,
+                  :security_public_order , :work , :transportation , :urbanism
+
+  belongs_to :software_info
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/software_categories_helper.rb b/lib/software_categories_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4540847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/software_categories_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module SoftwareCategoriesHelper
+
+  def self.get_categories_as_options
+    categories = ["<option value = #{""} >Any</option>".html_safe]
+    value = 1
+
+    SoftwareCategories.attribute_names.each do |attribute|
+      if attribute.to_s != "id" && attribute.to_s != "software_info_id" then
+        categories << "<option value = #{attribute} >#{attribute.titleize}</option>".html_safe
+        value+=1
+      end
+    end
+    categories
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/software_info.rb b/lib/software_info.rb
index 3c4ba78..18384bf 100644
--- a/lib/software_info.rb
+++ b/lib/software_info.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ class SoftwareInfo < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :community
   belongs_to :license_info
 
-  has_one :controlled_vocabulary
+  has_one :software_categories
+
+  validates :software_categories, :presence=>true
 
   validates :features, :objectives,
     :presence=>true,
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class SoftwareInfo < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :search, lambda { |name="", database_description_id = "",
     programming_language_id = "", operating_system_name_id = "",
     license_info_id = "", e_ping = "", e_mag = "", internacionalizable = "",
-    icp_brasil = "", e_arq = "", controlled_vocabulary = "" |
+    icp_brasil = "", e_arq = "", software_categories = "" |
 
     like_sql = ""
     values = []
@@ -86,9 +88,9 @@ class SoftwareInfo < ActiveRecord::Base
       values << "#{e_arq}"
     end
 
-    unless controlled_vocabulary.blank?
-      controlled_vocabulary = controlled_vocabulary.gsub(' ', '').underscore
-      like_sql << "controlled_vocabulary.#{controlled_vocabulary} = ? AND "
+    unless software_categories.blank?
+      software_categories = software_categories.gsub(' ', '').underscore
+      like_sql << "software_categories.#{software_categories} = ? AND "
       values << "true"
     end
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ class SoftwareInfo < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     {
       :joins => [:community, :software_databases, :software_languages, 
-        :operating_systems, :controlled_vocabulary],
+        :operating_systems, :software_categories],
       :conditions=>[like_sql, *values]
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/controlled_vocabulary_test.rb b/test/unit/controlled_vocabulary_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 753df0e..0000000
--- a/test/unit/controlled_vocabulary_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../../test/test_helper'
-
-class ControlledVocabularyTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-
-  def setup
-    @community = fast_create(Community, :identifier => 'new-software', :name => 'New Software')
-
-    @language = ProgrammingLanguage.new(:name => 'C++')
-    @language.save
-    @software_language = SoftwareLanguage.new(:version => '1', :operating_system => 'os')
-    @software_language.programming_language = @language
-    @software_language.save
-
-    @database = DatabaseDescription.new(:name => 'Oracle')
-    @database.save
-    @software_database = SoftwareDatabase.new(:version => '2', :operating_system => 'os2')
-    @software_database.database_description = @database
-    @software_database.save
-
-    @operating_system_name = OperatingSystemName.new(:name => 'Debian')
-    @operating_system_name.save
-    @operating_system = OperatingSystem.new(:version => '1.0')
-    @operating_system.operating_system_name = @operating_system_name
-    @operating_system.save
-
-    @software_info = SoftwareInfo.new(:acronym => "SFTW", :e_mag => true,:icp_brasil => true,:intern => true,:e_ping => true,
-     :e_arq => true, :operating_platform => true, :objectives => "", :features => "")
-    @software_info.software_languages << @software_language
-    @software_info.software_databases << @software_database
-    @software_info.operating_systems << @operating_system
-
-    @controlled_language = ControlledVocabulary.new() 
-    @controlled_vocabulary = ControlledVocabulary.new(:administration  => true, :agriculture  => true,  :business_and_services  => true, :communication  => true,
-      :culture  => true, :national_defense  => true, :economy_and_finances  => true, :education  => true,
-      :energy  => true, :sports  => false , :habitation  => true, :industry  => true, :environment  => true,
-      :research_and_development  => true, :social_security  => false , :social_protection  => true,
-      :international_relations  => true, :sanitation  => true, :health  => false,
-      :security_public_order  => true, :work  => true, :transportation  => true, :urbanism => true)
-    @software_info.controlled_vocabulary = @controlled_vocabulary
-  end
-
-  should "save software correctly with ControlledVocabulary filds" do
-    assert @software_info.save
-  end
-
-  should "set in software_info a reference to controlled_vocabulary" do
-    @software_info.save
-    @controlled_vocabulary.save
-    assert_equal SoftwareInfo.last.controlled_vocabulary, ControlledVocabulary.last
-  end
-
-  should "return a valid value from database" do
-    @software_info.save
-    @controlled_vocabulary.save
-    software_info = SoftwareInfo.find(@software_info.id)
-    controlled_vocabulary = ControlledVocabulary.find(software_info.controlled_vocabulary)
-    assert_equal true, controlled_vocabulary.education
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/unit/software_categories_test.rb b/test/unit/software_categories_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee75642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/software_categories_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../../test/test_helper'
+
+class SoftwareCategoriesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+
+  def setup
+    @community = fast_create(Community, :identifier => 'new-software', :name => 'New Software')
+
+    @language = ProgrammingLanguage.new(:name => 'C++')
+    @language.save
+    @software_language = SoftwareLanguage.new(:version => '1', :operating_system => 'os')
+    @software_language.programming_language = @language
+    @software_language.save
+
+    @database = DatabaseDescription.new(:name => 'Oracle')
+    @database.save
+    @software_database = SoftwareDatabase.new(:version => '2', :operating_system => 'os2')
+    @software_database.database_description = @database
+    @software_database.save
+
+    @operating_system_name = OperatingSystemName.new(:name => 'Debian')
+    @operating_system_name.save
+    @operating_system = OperatingSystem.new(:version => '1.0')
+    @operating_system.operating_system_name = @operating_system_name
+    @operating_system.save
+
+    @software_info = SoftwareInfo.new(:acronym => "SFTW", :e_mag => true,:icp_brasil => true,:intern => true,:e_ping => true,
+     :e_arq => true, :operating_platform => true, :objectives => "", :features => "")
+    @software_info.software_languages << @software_language
+    @software_info.software_databases << @software_database
+    @software_info.operating_systems << @operating_system
+
+    @software_info.features = "Do a lot of things"
+    @software_info.objectives = "All tests should pass !"
+
+    @software_categories = SoftwareCategories.new(:administration  => true, :agriculture  => true,  :business_and_services  => true, :communication  => true,
+      :culture  => true, :national_defense  => true, :economy_and_finances  => true, :education  => true,
+      :energy  => true, :sports  => false , :habitation  => true, :industry  => true, :environment  => true,
+      :research_and_development  => true, :social_security  => false , :social_protection  => true,
+      :international_relations  => true, :sanitation  => true, :health  => false,
+      :security_public_order  => true, :work  => true, :transportation  => true, :urbanism => true)
+    @software_info.software_categories = @software_categories
+  end
+
+  should "save software correctly with SoftwareCategories filds" do
+    assert @software_info.save
+  end
+
+  should "set in software_info a reference to software_categories" do
+    @software_info.save
+    @software_categories.save
+    assert_equal SoftwareInfo.last.software_categories, SoftwareCategories.last
+  end
+
+  should "return a valid value from database" do
+    @software_info.save
+    @software_categories.save
+    software_info = SoftwareInfo.find(@software_info.id)
+    software_categories = SoftwareCategories.find(software_info.software_categories)
+    assert_equal true, software_categories.education
+  end
+end
diff --git a/views/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile/new_software.html.erb b/views/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile/new_software.html.erb
index 1d8819e..921fb77 100644
--- a/views/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile/new_software.html.erb
+++ b/views/mpog_software_plugin_myprofile/new_software.html.erb
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ offerers'), :pre_populate => @tokenized_children}) %>
     <%= render :partial => 'database_fields', :locals => { :f => f, :object_name => 'community', :profile => @community, :database => @list_databases } %>
   </div>
 
-  <%= fields_for @controlled_vocabulary do |cv| %>
-  <div id="controlled_vocabulary_fields">
-    <h4> <%= _("Controlled Vocabulary of E-government") %> </h4>
+  <%= fields_for @software_categories do |cv| %>
+  <div id="software_categories_fields">
+    <h4> <%= _("Software Categories:") %> </h4>
 
     <%= cv.check_box :administration %>
     <%= cv.label :administration, _("Administration") %><br />
diff --git a/views/search/search_forms/_software_fields.html.erb b/views/search/search_forms/_software_fields.html.erb
index 33854e0..51aff0c 100644
--- a/views/search/search_forms/_software_fields.html.erb
+++ b/views/search/search_forms/_software_fields.html.erb
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
-    <td> <%= _("Controlled Vocabulary") %> </td>
+    <td> <%= _("Software Categories") %> </td>
     <td>
-      <%= select_tag("controlled_vocabulary", (ControlledVocabularyHelper.get_categories_as_options)) %>
+      <%= select_tag("software_categories", (SoftwareCategoriesHelper.get_categories_as_options)) %>
     </td>
   </tr>
 
diff --git a/views/software_editor_extras.html.erb b/views/software_editor_extras.html.erb
index fd43f15..d44352d 100644
--- a/views/software_editor_extras.html.erb
+++ b/views/software_editor_extras.html.erb
@@ -95,52 +95,52 @@
 <div id='table_structure_databases' style="display:none"><%= DatabaseHelper.add_dynamic_table %></div>
 <%= link_to _('New Database'), "#", :class=>"button icon-add with-text new-dynamic-table dynamic-databases"%>
 
-<div id="controlled_vocabulary_fields">
-<h4> <%= _("Controlled Vocabulary of E-government") %> </h4>
+<div id="software_categories_fields">
+<h4> <%= _("Software Categories") %> </h4>
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Administration"), "controlled_vocabulary[administration]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.administration %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Administration"), "software_categories[administration]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.administration %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Agriculture"), "controlled_vocabulary[agriculture]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.agriculture %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Agriculture"), "software_categories[agriculture]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.agriculture %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Business_and Services"), "controlled_vocabulary[business_and_services]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.business_and_services %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Business_and Services"), "software_categories[business_and_services]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.business_and_services %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box  _("Communication"), "controlled_vocabulary[communication]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.communication %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box  _("Communication"), "software_categories[communication]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.communication %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Culture"), "controlled_vocabulary[culture]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.culture %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Culture"), "software_categories[culture]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.culture %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("National Defense"), "controlled_vocabulary[national_defense]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.national_defense %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("National Defense"), "software_categories[national_defense]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.national_defense %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Economy and Finances"), "controlled_vocabulary[economy_and_finances]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.economy_and_finances %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Economy and Finances"), "software_categories[economy_and_finances]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.economy_and_finances %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Education"), "controlled_vocabulary[education]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.education %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Education"), "software_categories[education]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.education %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Energy"), "controlled_vocabulary[energy]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.energy %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Energy"), "software_categories[energy]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.energy %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Sports"), "controlled_vocabulary[sports]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.sports %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Sports"), "software_categories[sports]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.sports %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Habitation"), "controlled_vocabulary[habitation]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.habitation %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Habitation"), "software_categories[habitation]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.habitation %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box  _("Industry"), "controlled_vocabulary[industry]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.industry %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box  _("Industry"), "software_categories[industry]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.industry %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Environment"), "controlled_vocabulary[environment]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.environment %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Environment"), "software_categories[environment]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.environment %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Research and Development"), "controlled_vocabulary[research_and_development]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.research_and_development %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Research and Development"), "software_categories[research_and_development]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.research_and_development %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Social Security"), "controlled_vocabulary[social_security]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.social_security %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Social Security"), "software_categories[social_security]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.social_security %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Social Protection"), "controlled_vocabulary[social_protection]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.social_protection %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Social Protection"), "software_categories[social_protection]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.social_protection %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Sanitation"), "controlled_vocabulary[sanitation]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.sanitation %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Sanitation"), "software_categories[sanitation]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.sanitation %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Health"), "controlled_vocabulary[health]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.health %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Health"), "software_categories[health]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.health %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Security and Public Order"), "controlled_vocabulary[security_public_order]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.security_public_order %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Security and Public Order"), "software_categories[security_public_order]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.security_public_order %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Work"), "controlled_vocabulary[work]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.work %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Work"), "software_categories[work]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.work %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Transportation"), "controlled_vocabulary[transportation]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.transportation %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Transportation"), "software_categories[transportation]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.transportation %> <br />
 
-    <%= labelled_check_box _("Urbanism"), "controlled_vocabulary[urbanism]", "1", context.profile.software_info.controlled_vocabulary.urbanism %> <br />
+    <%= labelled_check_box _("Urbanism"), "software_categories[urbanism]", "1", context.profile.software_info.software_categories.urbanism %> <br />
 </div>
 
 <h3> <%= _("Operating System") %> </h3>
--
libgit2 0.21.2